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I use cinematic things in a theatrical way on stage, and in film I use theatrical techniques in a cinematic way.
The first thing I wanted to do, as a boy, was to be a skier, because I had seen film footage of somebody skiing.
Films make me into some cheap turn...You bet they'll never let me play a part in a film where a Negro is on top.
Communists love to make films about composers, because composers compose music and don't talk subversive things.
I got into film-making because I was interested in making entertaining movies, which I felt there was a lack of.
I've never had any illusions about being a lead actor in films, because lead actors have to be of a certain kind.
Take ownership of every decision you make because you will be hold responsible for the film, whether good or bad.
I love films. I love music. I love poetry and stories. All of that I feel… I sort of get very excited and fed by.
I'm a good learner. I can dig in. I knew nothing about mark-to-market accounting when I started the 'Enron' film.
I just want to make sure I'm contributing good films to movie history rather than being famous just to be famous.
I haven't got anything against films that are about the minutia of relationships or customs, but I love extremes.
Films about the English monarchy, they tend to have a lavishness, sumptuous imagery, it's all very posh and rich.
I was looking for people who didn't have any preconceptions about films, what I call the "post-rules" generation.
I love films that make you feel good when you come out and, in my opinion, there's not enough of them these days.
Something like film, I guess there are so many elements to it, like the dialogue and what makes sense culturally.
As a film actor, you don't often get that opportunity to meet with your audience and take your applause on stage.
I get offers all the time from film makers, but they are unknown quantities. I don't go there and do experiments.
I've got to follow in the footsteps of Sacha Baron Cohen and do a prank show, or a film with real elements to it.
'Bhoot' is a hold-on-to-your-seats horror film, while 'Darna Manaa Hai' is a hold-on-to-your-popcorn horror film.
A lot of my friends aren't working, especially since fewer films are being made now and there's more competition.
'Atlas Shrugged,' let's face it, was probably the most important novel of the 20th century that was never a film.
Film has always been hard for me, I'm basically a stage actress. I never felt comfortable in front of the camera.
I still don't have a publicist. If I'm in a film, you have an obligation to promote it, I'll do as much as I can.
Film has a tendency to be limiting in some way and it shouldn't be. It's a form that can be explored and changed.
I'd been working so hard making the film that I hadn't even emotionally processed the fact that I was a director.
How can you work in film and still see the overt racism that exists in film and not just be furious all the time?
I've always been interested in the camera and the effects of it - that's what drew me to film in the first place.
In the '70s and '80s, there was a definite set of roles in a film. There would be a hero, a heroine and a villain.
If you ask me, you see, I prefer doing film. The reason I'm doing a sitcom is because it's much more approachable.
I love films that test cynicism and inspire you to do better in your dealings with your family and with strangers.
Hollywood was a good influence because I was madly in love with films, and the films had a direct influence on me.
I know the best moments can never be captured on film, even as I spend nearly half my life trying to do just that.
One of the traditions of film acting is a sort of mumbled realism. Be minimal, and do less. 'Even less than that.'
I think it would really be more like 10 films before I locked in and said, "Yeah, I'm really gonna do this thing."
Ironically, there isn't much comedy film in Britain, which is quite surprising seeing that we're quite good at it.
To be in someone's favorite film is just - that's what you want. You want to be in great films that are memorable.
For a long time, I worked in film and theater, but reading started when I was much younger. I was always a reader.
When I am told that I am a huge star, I accept it, knowing that success is relative - the films I do have to work.
It becomes easier to handle controversies when you are a part of the film industry. I just take them with a smile.
The conversations about a film are an example of success because then you know whatever you've done has resonated.
My wife Victoria Harwood was art director on 'Far North,' and she had designed my student film, 'The Sheep Thief.'
Every fact in my films is true. And yet how often do I have to read over and over again about supposed falsehoods?
A lot of directors prefer the solitude of the editing process, but I revel in the craziness of what a film set is.
I'm really a sucker for old, old movies. Like old film noir. I don't know. I also really enjoy independent movies.
'Grand Illusion' and 'Rules of the Game' are routinely included on lists of the greatest films, and deserve to be.
Im very happy with the success of short films. In fact, for me, the short films make more money than the features.
On a film set, we're all glorified troubleshooters, really, as directors. It's not if a problem arises. It's when.
I'm not one of those actors that hates press and gets really groan-y about it - I always like talking about films.
I was always into film, but theater was my entry point. I always felt like film didn't make sense to me, as a kid.
I'm doing the film 'Don't Stop Dreaming' with Rishi Kapoor and Suniel Shetty. They're both so funny and fantastic!